In “Scientology: The Religion of the Stars” author Ian Halperin goes undercover to reveal never-before-told secrets of the strange, science-fiction inspired church of the stars.
Halperin infiltrates the Church of Scientology posing as a gay actor attracted by the church’s claim that it can cure homosexuality. Rebuffed until he claims that his uncle is a rich […]

By Steven Mayes, The Oregonian, February 02, 2010, 9:02PM
OREGON CITY — A Clackamas County jury sent a clear signal Tuesday that parents who rely solely on faith healing to treat their children face prison if a child dies.

Parents found guilty in Oregon City faith-healing trial

Jeffrey and Marci Beagley were found guilty Tuesday of criminally negligent […]

By Jeremy P. Meyer, 01/22/2010, The Denver Post
William Rex Fowler, 58, at first to believed to be the victim in a Dec. 30 shooting at his Adams County office, has been arrested and charged with the murder of his former business partner.
Investigators say Fowler shot Tommy Ciancio, 42, three times in the head with […]

By Thomas C. Tobin and Joe Childs, Times Staff Writers Saturday, January 30, 2010

Robert S. Minton, a retired investment banker who poured millions into efforts to fight the Church of Scientology in the 1990s, has died. He was 63.
Minton burst on the local scene in late 1997 when he began financing a lawsuit against […]

RT.com (Russia Today) 27 January, 2010,
A recent draft law in Russia’s State Duma would ban “cults” from operating within the Russian Federation. RT spoke with cult expert Steve Hassan about what makes a cult, what crosses the line between a religion and a cult, and where freedom of religion comes in.

Russia is considering changing […]

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John Travolta to Airlift Desperately Needed E-Meters to People of Haiti
Gawker.com Jan 26th, 2010
Scientologists have mobilized to seize on the promotional and recruitment opportunities presented by the horror going on in Haiti, and John Travolta has personally arranged to fly “volunteer ministers” to Haiti to inflict his junk science on victims there.
Anywhere people are suffering, […]

St. Petersburg Times By Joe Childs and Thomas C. Tobin, Times Staff Writers, Sunday, January 24, 2010
If you watched TV in the past three decades, you probably saw Larry Anderson. He appeared on more than 30 shows, including Charlie’s Angels, Mork and Mindy, Desperate Housewives and Mad Men. He hosted three game shows […]

Man accused of sex assault of child may appeal…
SAN ANGELO, Texas — Michael Emack, a member of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, pleaded no contest to the accusation of sexual assault of a child Friday, was found guilty and was sentenced to seven years in prison.
Judge Barbara Walther of the […]

FACTNet Editors note: And just because it fits every model of a cult doesn’t mean it’s a cult…. If one expert calls you a horse, you can shrug it off…If two experts call you a horse you might want to think about it…If three experts call you a horse…GET A FREAKIN SADDLE!
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